Monthly Archives: July 2006

Scientists As Rock Stars

Posted on July 25, 2006 by Andy Rush

Time magazine recently interviewed Morgan Spurlock, the writer and director of Super Size Me and the creator and star of 30 Days. He talks about his new season of 30 Days which starts tomorrow at 10:00pm on the FX channel, … Continue reading →

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It Was 20 Years Ago Today

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Andy Rush

Floyd Landis, Chattanooga Originally uploaded by Frank Steele. No, not Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play, and maybe not exactly to the day, but 20 years ago Greg Lemond was the first American to ever win the Tour de … Continue reading →

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Did Somebody from Google Hear the Jon Udell Podcast?

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Andy Rush

This is the third post referring to Jon Udell in the last 10 days, but his influence on us is a lasting one. I found something that Jon spoke about at our 2006 Faculty Academy. In the podcast he refers … Continue reading →

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Xactly…err…Xacti

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Andy Rush

I couldn’t be more excited about this news about an update coming for the Sanyo VPC-HD1, a.k.a. the Xacti. The update is the HD1a, and I disagree with Matt Burns that this is just a “we forgot to put some … Continue reading →

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Darn You, Jon Udell, You Are Good!

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Andy Rush

Thanks a lot Jon. First you posted that great lawnmower video, which reintroduced me to Blip.tv, and got the wheels in my head spinning. Then you had a fantastic “insider” podcast where you talked with Blip.tv founder Mike Hudack. As … Continue reading →

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Will HD-DVD and/or Blu-ray Succeed?

Posted on July 14, 2006 by Andy Rush

Photo by BlueAlgae Well, I sort of got my answer from this post about the state of consumer technology 10 years ago. An article in the New York Times, in 1996, was proclaiming the DVD already dead, a non-starter, and … Continue reading →

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For the Times They Are A-Changin’

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Andy Rush

“And keep your eyes wide The chance won’t come again And don’t speak too soon For the wheel’s still in spin” Chin Up!

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Jon Udell Does Lawnmowers

Posted on July 10, 2006 by Andy Rush

This video is interesting in a couple of ways. First, it points to a new(-ish) video service called Blip.tv which, like YouTube, serves up citizen-created video and then allows you to share it in a munber of ways. Its codde … Continue reading →

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Welcome President Frawley

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Andy Rush

I wanted to do this yesterday. Welcome Dr. Frawley. We’re excited that you’re here . . . and a fond farewell to Dr. Anderson.

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